An Egyptian lawyer has sparked shock afterward maxim he believes women who apparel ripped jeans deserved to live on raped.
Nabih al-Wahsh was speaking during the Infirad Show, a electrical current affairs utter demo inward Arab Republic of Egypt hosted past times Saeid Hasaseen.
Incredibly, Wahsh said it was business office of the 'national duty' to rape women wearing such garments because they were "inviting men to harass them".
He every bit good said that his stance was fifty-fifty to a greater extent than valid if the jeans were ripped from the back, according to Al Arabiya.
He said: "Girls must honour themselves then others honour them.
"Protecting morals is to a greater extent than of import than protecting borders.”
Brave woman soul guests on the demo attempting to struggle dorsum against Wahsh's views afterward beingness outraged past times his comments.
The ground was aired on Oct xix on the Al-Assema satellite channel every bit guests discussed the country's draft police delineate fighting prostitution too debauchery.
Maya Mursi, Head of the National Council for Women's Rights said the comments were a "flagrant call" for rape too violate 'everything inward the Egyptian constitution.
The council has instantly filed a electrical load almost the tilt to the Supreme Council for Media Regulation.
But despite the backlash, Wahsh has refused to dorsum down, too has fifty-fifty released an updated tilt to to a greater extent than or less other media website where he said 'his fille would every bit good deserve that [rape, sexual harassment] if she decided to apparel jeans that are ripped from the back’, Mirror reported.